1. At this moment of success I found only an unreasoning sense of futility. 在这个成功的时刻，我只能感觉到一种不理智的徒劳感。
2. He well knew the futility of trying to contend against witches, so he gave up discouraged. 他深知与女巫斗争是徒劳无益的，所以他灰心丧气地放弃了。
3. As with Sisyphus, the boulder was painstakingly rolled upwards only to tumble back down again in an absurd exercise of futility. 和西西弗斯一样，巨石费力地向上滚动，结果又滚了下来，徒劳无功。
4. The sheer futility of it all exasperates her. 它的完全无效使她很恼火。
5. Brown's article tells of the tragedy and futility of war. 布朗的文章讲述了战争的悲剧性和无谓性。
